In fact, we are speeding in the wrong direction. 2021 is currently projected to experience the second-biggest emission rise ever recorded,[Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
and global emissions are expected to increase by 16% by 2030 compared with 2010 levels. [Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
According to the International Energy Agency, only 2% of governments’ “build back better” recovery spending has been invested in clean energy,[Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
while at same time the production and burning of coal, oil and gas was subsidised by $5.9tn in 2020 alone.[Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
The world’s planned fossil fuel production by the year 2030 accounts for more than twice the amount than would be consistent with the 1.5C target.[Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
This is science’s way of telling us that we can no longer reach our targets without a system change. [Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
Because doing so would require tearing up contracts and abandoning deals and agreements on an unimaginable scale – something that is simply not possible in the current system. [Read more at bit.ly/3psnQrI by Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg via @guardianUS]
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